USMC 105234: Combat Simulation and Candid Footage NYC

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105234: Combat Simulation and Candid Footage NYC Citation information USMC 105234: Combat Simulation and Candid Footage NYC. (MCS-76-61-2; R-2-2; 57-0301.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2038 Marine Corps Library Number 3227-16 Additional identifiers MCS-76-61-2; R-2-2; 57-0301 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105234 Decade 1960 Description Two different films. The first showcases combat drills. F8U planes fly in formation. Aircraft bomb the shore of a beach, take off from an the USS Independence (CV-62). Marines and equipment disembark from CH47 and HR2S helicopters into field, disembark from boats onto shore. M48 tanks, machine guns, rockets, flamethrowers, LVTP6s. The second film shows street footage of pedestrians, churchgoers, athletes. NYC scenery, Washington DC scenery. Location(s) Unknown; New York City (N.Y.); Washington (D.C.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 330 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/30/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 9:07 Digital file type video/H264